Car-roof



' 2 SheetS- Sheet 1. J. VOELKEL.

, {No Model.)

OAR ROOF.

PatentedJune 9, 1896.

MJHOTOUTNQWASMNGYUNB CV 2 t e e h S m. e e h S 2 u v. w m O A G J a d 0 M 0 w No. 561,840. Patented June 9, 1896.

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JOHN VOELKEL, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

CAR-

ROOF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,840, dated June 9, 1896.

Application filed June 17,1895- Slerial No. 553,052. (No model.)

To CI/Z-Z whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN VOELKEL, of the city of East St. Louis, St. Clair county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Roofs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved carroof; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a car having my improved rool' thereon, a portion of said roof being broken away to more clearly illustrate the same. Fig. 2 is a 1011- gitudinal sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of portion of a car equipped with my improved roof. Fig. 4: is a crosssect-ional view taken approximately on the indicated line a 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a modified form of my improved roof. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of a portion of a longitudinally-extending section that is used for holding the meeting ends of the main roof-sections together. Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of one of the roof-sections. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of one of the roof-sections that is located on the end of the car-roof. Fig. 9 is a view in perspective of one of the transversely-extending basescctions that is fixed to the car-body or roofsheathing and to which the roofsections are attached.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 1 indicate the sides of the car-body, 2 the ends thereof, and 3 the roofsheathing, said roof-sheathing extending a slight distance beyond the sides 1 of the carbody. Stringers at extend along the protruding edges of the sheathing 3 and are fixed to the side walls of the car-body.

5 5 indicate the sections that extend transversely and continuously across the sheathing of the car-roof, and said sections are construeted of any light durable sheet metal, and the ends (5 of said sections are turned downwardly at right angles to the main body portions of the sections. Nails or other suitable fastening devices are passed through said downwardly turncd ends and serve as means for very rigidly holding said sections upon the roof-sheathing. The side edges of these sections 5 are turned upwardly and formed into receiving portions 7 of ordinary doublelock joints, such as are usually formed in metal bending. These sections 5 are necessarily bent so as to conform with the slope of the roof-sheathing, and said sections are located at equal and predetermined distances apart upon said roof-sheathin g.

8 8 in dicate the roof-sections,which are con structed of sheets of light durable metal, and the outer ends 0 of said sections are bent downwardly at right angles to the body por tion thereof. The side edges of these sections 8 are bent into the inserting portions 10 of doublelock joints. The central portions of each of the sections are bent into planes lower than the planes occupied by the side edges thereof, and the ends of said sections 8 opposite the downwardly-turned end portions 9 are bent into the receiving portions 11 of single-lock joints. The sections 8 that are to be located upon the ends of the roofsheathing are constructed with but a single inserting portion 10 of a double-lock joint, the opposite sides of each of said sections being bentdownwardly, as indicated by 12, and then upwardly, as indicated by These end sections are arranged upon the ends of the roof-sheathing in such a manner that the inserting portions of the double lock joints will receive the portion on one side of the first transverse section 5, and the downwardly and upwardly bent portions 12 and 13 of said end sections will engage beneath strips 14, located upon stringers fixed to the ends of the car-body.

The roof'sections S are placed in proper position by engaging the inserting portions 10 of the double-lock joints in the receiving portions 7 of the double-loek joints that are formed on the side edges of the transverse sections 5, said roof-sections 8 being connected to one of the transverse sections on one side and to the next adjacent section 5 on the otherside. Said roof-sections 8 are moved toward one another until the downwardlyturned rear ends 9 thereof lie immediately upon the ends 6 of the transverse sections 5, and when said roof-sections are so positioned the receiving portions 11 of the single-lock position.

joints will all lie in longitudinal alinement and at a point in the center of the width of the car-body.

15 indicates the longitu(finally-extending locking and clamping sections, the side edges of which are turned downwardly and inwardly to form the cover or clamping portions 16 of single-lock joints. Formed in said longitudinallyextending sections 15 at suitable distances apart are apertures 17. The ends 18 of said longitudinallyextending sections 15 are bent downwardly at right angles to the body portions, and said downwardly-bent portions 18 engage, when the sections 15 are in proper position,'directly against the downwardly-turned ends 12 of the roof-sections 8.

The covering or clamping portions 16 of the single-lock joints engage the receiving portions 11 of the single-lock joints on the ends of the roof-sections 8, and thus very effectually hold said roof-sections 8 in proper After these various parts and sections have been positioned as described a running-board comprising transversely-arranged standardsl!) and longitudinally-extending boards 20 is located directly upon the longitudinally-extending sections 15 and held thereto by means of bolts 21., or in any suitable manner.

In some instances it is desirable to cover the metal roof with a wooden or analogous covering, and when this is done the runningboard is dispensed With and a covering of wood or analogous material comprising side sections 22 is located directly upon the entire metallic roof, constructed as h'ereinbefore described, and said covering of wood or like material is held in position by bolts 23, passing upwardly through the longitudinal sections 15 and through the meeting ends of the side portions 22 of the wood covering.

When the wood covering or roof is used, the running-board is located in the usual manner directly upon the center of said roof.

A car-roof of my improved construction is simple, strong, and durable, is easily and quickly put together, the main sections of the roof are so arranged as to be firmly looked upon the top of the car without the use of bolts, rivets, 850., and said roof is water and j dust proof.

I claim- In a car-roof,'the sheet-metal sections 5, 5, extending transversely of the car and having their ends 6 turned downwardly at right angles and fastened to the car, the side edges of said sections 5 being turned upwardly and formedinto the receiving portions 7 of double lock joints, in combination with the sheetmetal sections 8, 8, having the outer edges 9 bent downwardly at right angles, the side edges of said sections 8, 8, being bent into the inserting portions 10 of double-lock joints and the central portions of each of said sections 8 being bent into planes lower than the planes occupied by the side edges thereof, and the ends of said sections 8 opposite the downwardly-turned end portions 9 being bent into the receiving portions 11 of single-lock joints, substantially as stated.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN VOELKEL. lVitnesses:

JoHN G. Hicnon, MAUI) GRIFFIN. 

